Triple
T256676
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benjamin Franklin |
E5449
|
entity |
| Predicate | heldPosition |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Postmaster General of the United States
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
|
E33101
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Postmaster General of the United States | Statement: [Benjamin Franklin, heldPosition, Postmaster General of the United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postmaster General of the United States Context triple: [Benjamin Franklin, heldPosition, Postmaster General of the United States]
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A.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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B.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
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C.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
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D.
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the independent governing body that sets policy, directs operations, and oversees the management and finances of the USPS.
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E.
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Postmaster General of the United States Triple: [Benjamin Franklin, heldPosition, Postmaster General of the United States]
Generated description
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postmaster General of the United States Target entity description: The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
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A.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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B.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
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C.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
-
D.
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the independent governing body that sets policy, directs operations, and oversees the management and finances of the USPS.
-
E.
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: heldPosition Context triple: [Benjamin Franklin, heldPosition, Postmaster General of the United States]
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A.
positionHeld
chosen
Indicates that an entity occupies or has occupied a specific role, job, office, or position within an organization or context.
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B.
held
Indicates that one entity physically grasped, carried, or kept another entity in its possession or control.
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C.
holding
Indicates that one entity is physically grasping, carrying, or keeping another entity in its possession or control.
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D.
heldThat
Indicates that an entity (often a person or authority) maintained, asserted, or concluded that a particular proposition or judgment is true.
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E.
positionA
Indicates the spatial or ordered position of an entity A within a defined reference frame or sequence.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d5884c88190a349d7593b688921 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a37958242c81909d114fba70b4211c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a379b2662c81909903c43b544dda06 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a37a5bdbb08190a0b8a053adc6c797 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b694c08819085bb4b256fa7736f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.